On Thu, 15 Aug 2002, John Cottingham wrote: > At 10:19 AM 8/15/2002 -0400, you wrote: > >Hello, > > > >I am being inundated with spam sent to the "-request" address for my list, > >FILMUS-L. Presently I'm getting about 5-10 spam messages a day this way. > >I have tried using the filters in my e-mail client (Novell GroupWise 6.0.1) > >but this is like shoveling sand against the waves. > > > I believe the list-request address is used by the listserv to notify you > that a non-subscriber attempted to send something to list@listserv.... > Several years back we went to verify on subscriptions and it has kept the > mass spam off our list. ????????? When a non-subscriber attempts to send something to list@listserv, the notification is sent to the editor/moderator/primary listowner. When I get these, they are addressed directly to me, not to the "-request" address. Most of them are either spams, or a list member posting from an address that he or she is not subscribed under. I haven't gotten any spams for a while (knock on wood). The "list-request" address exists so that individuals can write the owner of the list without having to know who the owner personally is. It appears that the "list-request" addresses of a number of lists have been deluged with spam; fortunately I haven't gotten any (once again, knock on wood). Dennis > > There is one address that spammers can spoof and post to any list, verified > or not, unless the header has the filter keyword enabled. > > * filter = ALSO,listserv@* > > Personally, seeing the list-request messages is reassuring. I just wish I > could keep my other email accounts as free of spam. > > > John Cottingham >